This once-massive ice sheet is shrinking by 40 meters per year, a staggering rate that is transforming the Icelandic landscape. Solheimajökull glacier in Iceland CBS Boston ...

Glaciers are massive bodies of ice that move slowly over time, shaping the landscape beneath them. In Iceland, they cover about 11% of the country’s land area.

Iceland is full of epic, bucket list experiences – there are volcanoes, hot springs, glacier lagoons, whale watching, northern lights, the midnight sun… the list just seems to be neverending!

Rescue teams work at the scene after an ice cave partially collapsed, at the Breidamerkurjokull glacier, in southeastern Iceland, Monday, Aug, 26, 2024.

Glaciers cover about 11% of Iceland, an island nation in the north Atlantic that sits on the southern edge of the Arctic Circle. The largest is Vatnajokull, which covers 3,050 square miles.

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As climate change accelerates glacial melt worldwide, Iceland's glaciers – which cover 10% of the country – are disappearing fast. Scientists estimate they could lose half their volume by 2100.

Rescue teams work at the scene after an ice cave partially collapsed, at the Breidamerkurjokull glacier, in southeastern Iceland, Monday, Aug, 26, 2024.

Glaciers now cover just 10% of Iceland, but that ice still weighs on more than half the nation’s 34 active volcanic systems, and it is rapidly melting as global temperatures climb.

Rescue teams at the scene after an ice cave partially collapsed, at the Breidamerkurjokull glacier, in southeastern Iceland, Monday, Aug, 26, 2024.

The best time to visit Iceland's ice caves is winter, when they are the most stable. From November to March, the temperatures make it safer to explore as the ice doesn't melt or shift unexpectedly.